hatch doesnt open by its self, how do i fix that?
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hatch doesnt open by its self, how do i fix that?
its like the hydralic system or whatever has givin up on me, every now and then it'll do it but rarely. also the right lock only opens if i open the hatch with the key, the hatch lever wont open it it unlocks the left side but not the right? how can i fix that?
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TRY LUBING UP THE LATCHES ON THAT STICKY SIDE, IT MIGHT JSUT BE JAMMING A BIT. AND YEH YOU NEED NEW PUSH ROD THINGS TO KEEP THE HEATCH OFF
ahh sry about caps. too lazy to correect it all
ahh sry about caps. too lazy to correect it all
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the locks are adjustable if you take the carpeting down and remove those plastic covers i thiner there is a cable that is adjustable or something its been a year since i got my car and had to do it but they are adjustable and you can get them to open at the same time if you play around with it.
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My cable ('88 SE) wasn't adjustable, but it had slack in it that was causing the same kind of problem. What I did to take up the slack was to cut a piece of brake line/tube about an inch long, cut a lenght-wise slot in it, and slid it over the cable at its end where it makes contact with the locking mechanism/release. You need to estimate the amount of slack in the cable, and cut the tubing to that length. After you've got it working, crimp the tubing closed where you cut the slot so it won't pop off.
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Originally Posted by sectachrome
the hatch shocks are pooped. mazdatrix has replacements.
Are you sure about that?? I thought they only had hatch shocks for 1st gens.
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Are you sure about that?? I thought they only had hatch shocks for 1st gens.
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Originally Posted by Gatlin
You could just look at their site and see for yourself. They do have them, for $107.11 each (without the lights on them).
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wow thats expensive, i went to a junkyard (mine where bent) and lubed them with some white lithium greese and then installed after a few opens the hatch goes all the way up.
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